The House Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology is a subcommittee within the House Agriculture Committee. It was first created during the 110th Congress as the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, though horticulture is no longer under its jurisdiction.
It is currently chaired by Republican Jim Baird of Indiana. Its Ranking Member is Democrat Jill Tokuda of Hawaii.
Jurisdiction Policies and statutes related to resource conservation; pest and disease management, including pesticides; bioterrorism; adulteration and quarantine matters; research, education, and extension; biotechnology; and related oversight of such issues.
Members, 119th Congress MajorityMinority Frank Lucas, Oklahoma, Chair Jim Baird, Indiana, Vice Chair Don Bacon, Nebraska Randy Feenstra, Iowa Mary Miller, Illinois John Rose, Tennessee Ronny Jackson, Texas Dan Newhouse, Washington Rob Bresnahan, Pennsylvania Mark Messmer, Indiana Jill Tokuda, Hawaii, Ranking Member Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico, Vice Ranking Member Alma Adams, North Carolina Sharice Davids, Kansas Nikki Budzinski, Illinois Eric Sorensen, Illinois Eugene Vindman, Virginia John Mannion, New York April McClain Delaney, Maryland Ex officio Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Angie Craig, Minnesota
Historical membership rosters 115th Congress
MajorityMinority Rodney Davis, Illinois, Chairman Bob Gibbs, Ohio Jeff Denham, California Ted Yoho, Florida David Rouzer, North Carolina Don Bacon, Nebraska Neal Dunn, Florida Jodey Arrington, Texas Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico, Ranking Member Al Lawson, Florida Jimmy Panetta, California Jim Costa, California Jim McGovern, Massachusetts Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware Ex officio Mike Conaway, Texas Collin Peterson, Minnesota
116th Congress MajorityMinority Stacey Plaskett, U.S. Virgin Islands, Chair Antonio Delgado, New York TJ Cox, California Josh Harder, California Anthony Brindisi, New York Kim Schrier, Washington Chellie Pingree, Maine Salud Carbajal, California Jimmy Panetta, California Sean Patrick Maloney, New York Al Lawson, Florida Neal Dunn, Florida, Ranking Member Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Vicky Hartzler, Missouri Doug LaMalfa, California Rodney Davis, Illinois Ted Yoho, Florida Mike Bost, Illinois James Comer, Kentucky Jim Baird, Indiana Ex officio Collin Peterson, Minnesota Mike Conaway, Texas 117th Congress MajorityMinority Stacey Plaskett, U.S. Virgin Islands, Chair Antonio Delgado, New York Kim Schrier, Washington Jimmy Panetta, California Chellie Pingree, Maine Sean Patrick Maloney, New York Salud Carbajal, California Al Lawson, Florida Josh Harder, California Lou Correa, California Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona Jim Baird, Indiana, Ranking Member Austin Scott, Georgia Rick Crawford, Arkansas Neal Dunn, Florida Rodney Davis, Illinois Don Bacon, Nebraska Jim Hagedorn, Minnesota (until February 17, 2022) Chris Jacobs, New York Troy Balderson, Ohio Michelle Fischbach, Minnesota Ex officio David Scott, Georgia Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
118th Congress MajorityMinority Jim Baird, Indiana, Chair Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Mary Miller, Illinois Kat Cammack, Florida Brad Finstad, Minnesota John Duarte, California Mark Alford, Missouri Abigail Spanberger, Virginia, Ranking Member Sharice Davids, Kansas Elissa Slotkin, Michigan Nikki Budzinski, Illinois Eric Sorensen, Illinois Jill Tokuda, Hawaii Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico Ex officio Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania David Scott, Georgia
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External links Subcommittee page